Fruit of high nutritional value, highlighting its high concentration of proteins and unsaturated oils and the absence of cholesterol. It is a species native to Mesoamerica, specifically the highlands of central and eastern Mexico and Guatemala. The oldest evidence of its use was found in Coaxcatlán (Mexico) and dates back to about 10,000 years ago. Currently, the species is cultivated in places with tropical and Mediterranean climates throughout the world. The great demand for avocados has made their plantations transform large areas of native ecosystems.
Persea americana, popularly called avocado, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Uruguay) or avocado (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela), is an arboreal species of the Persea genus belonging to the Lauraceae family, whose fruit, the avocado is a edible berry.
